Where’s he been? James O’Connor runs the ball against New Zealand
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LIKE many socalled ‘bad boys’ I’ve always found James O’Connor good value, a terrific player and an engaging bloke to interview. He is a thinking, occasionally flawed, individual far removed from the obedient robots that many coaches seem to prefer and although he possesses many strengths he is only too aware of his personal weaknesses and demons.
O’Connor has also suffered cruel luck with injury and his fight back from a chronic ankle injury over the last t...